șicană

Română

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șicană^¹

/ʃiˈka.nə/

Rhymes with -anə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French chicane.

noun șicane · șicană · șicana · șicanele

feminine vexation (an instance of vexing, annoying)
feminine chicane (on a road)
feminine baffle

șicană^²

/ʃi.kaˈnə/

Rhymes with -ə

verb

third-person singular simple perfect indicative of șicana (“to hassle”)

In English

cavil petty or trivial objection or criticism
baffle device used to control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fl

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"șicană." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99ican%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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șicană. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99ican%C4%83

Chicago

"șicană." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99ican%C4%83.

BibTeX

@misc{s_icana_2026,
  title = {șicană},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C8%99ican%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}